7TH ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
2008 Focus on International Protocol
August 20 – 23, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
AGENDA: Protocol and Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Dress Code: Business Casual
12:30 pm PDI-POA Board Meeting (Board members only)
4:00 pm Conference Registration Opens
5:30 pm First Time Conference Attendee Orientation
Special Guest: Ms. Ann Beard, Founder, PDI-POA
6:00 – 8:00 pm Welcome Jazz Reception and Silent Auction - Rooftop Bar
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Dress Code: Business
7:3o am Conference Registration
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
All conference sessions take place in Salon 3 unless otherwise noted.
8:30 am Opening Remarks
Mr. Chris Young, President, PDI-POA
Official Welcome
The Honorable Mark Funkhouser, Mayor of Kansas City
9:00 am PDI-POA the Way Ahead
Hear directly from and ask questions of the PDI’s executive team about the new and exciting things planned for the organization!
10:00 am Planning for Peace: The Annapolis Conference and Beyond by Ms. April Guice, Senior Protocol Officer (Ceremonials), United States Department of State
11:00 am On My Grandfather’s Knee: Presidential Protocol and Diplomacy by
Ms. Mary Eisenhower, President and Chief Executive Officer, People to People International
12:00 pm Networking Lunch
Take advantage of this opportunity to meet and to converse with your colleagues from across the globe and from various sectors.
1:00 pm Depart for the Truman Library
All conference attendees will depart together via motor coaches. The buses will depart from the hotel’s motor lobby.
2:00 pm Visit to the Truman Library and the White House Decision Center
5:00 pm Reception hosted by the City of Kansas City
5:45 pm Depart the Library en route to the hotel
6:15 pm Arrive at the InterContinental hotel
Dinner and evening plans on your own
Friday, August 22, 2008
Dress Code: Business
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am The Military Diplomat by
Ms. Kathleen Ryan, CGMP, KDRyan Inc Protocol Consulting and former Chief of Protocol for the US Air Force.
9:30 am Citizen Diplomacy by Ms. Cari Guittard, Executive Director, Business for Diplomatic Action
10:45 am Honor & Respect: A Guide to the Protocol of Names, Titles, and Forms of Address by Mr. Robert Hickey, Author
12:00 pm Luncheon and
Keynote Address bu
Ambassador Nancy Brinker, Chief of Protocol of the United States
2:00 pm Building Cultural Competency: Hosting Muslims in the United States by Ms. Luby Ismail, Founder and President, Connecting Cultures, Inc.
3:15 pm Protocol on the Fly: A New Perspective on the 1984 Olympic Games by Ginger Barnard, Deputy Chief of Protocol, Los Angeles County (retired)
4:00 pm Topic TBD, by Ms. Elizabeth Branson, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
Evening plans on your own
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Dress Code: Business Casual
8:00 am Hot Buffet Breakfast
8:45 am A Protocol Perspective on the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the United States of America by Ms. Tanya T. Turner, Office of the Chief of Protocol and Lead Planner for His Holiness’ Visit, U.S. State Department
9:30 am Morning Session #2
10:30 am Topic TBD by Mr. Chris Young, Chief of Protocol of the State of Georgia
11:30 am Introduction of the 2009 Conference Host City
11:45 am Closing Comments and Adjournment
12:30-4:00 pm PDI-POA Board Meeting (Board members only)
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